July 30 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co agreed on Tuesday to pay $410 million to settle allegations of power market manipulation in California and the Midwest, the latest in a series of high-profile investigations by U.S. federal energy regulators. The settlement, announced by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), will allow JPMorgan Chief Executive Jamie Dimon to close the books on one of several costly run-ins with regulators over the past year....

Barry Bonds hit his 15th home run, tying him for the major-league lead, but left the game with a hamstring injury in the ninth in Denver. Inside Pitch: Brian Hunter's infield single in the eighth won it for Colorado.

March 15 (Reuters) - A federal court on Friday ruled that the chief regulator for electric power does not have the authority to sanction a trader whose bets helped bring down a billion-dollar hedge fund, invalidating a $30 million fine. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and not the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has the authority to fine Brian Hunter - a...

2000: For the first time, there were six grand slams hit in a single day. Anaheim's Garret Anderson hit the record-breaker off Kansas City's Chris Fussell. J.T. Snow of San Francisco, Brian Hunter of Philadelphia, Jason Giambi of Oakland and Los Angeles' Adrian Beltre and Shawn Green also connected.

Veteran outfielder Brian Hunter was put on waivers by the Houston Astros, and outfielder Colin Porter was recalled from Triple-A New Orleans. Hunter was hitting .235 with no homers and 13 RBIs in 56 games this season. He hit .269 with 20 RBIs in 98 games in 2002. Hunter has played in 1,000 major-league games over 10 seasons, batting .264. Kendall appeal denied Pittsburgh catcher Jason Kendall will begin serving a three-game suspension Tuesday for his role in a bench-clearing brawl...

Rookie first baseman Brian Hunter of the Atlanta Braves has been arrested for the second time this fall on a drunken driving charge. Hunter, 23, is scheduled to appear Nov. 21 in Municipal Court in suburban Fayetteville on charges of driving under the influence and failure to maintain a single lane. Fayetteville police said Hunter was stopped at 1:28 a.m. Oct. 30 bon Georgia Highway 54 by officer Tim Holt, who said Hunter's car was weaving. Tests at the scene and at the police station...

2000: For the first time, there were six grand slams hit in a single day. Anaheim's Garret Anderson hit the record-breaker off Kansas City's Chris Fussell. J.T. Snow of San Francisco, Brian Hunter of Philadelphia, Jason Giambi of Oakland and Los Angeles' Adrian Beltre and Shawn Green also connected.

The Atlanta Braves, trying to strengthen their staff for the stretch run, have worked out a trade for Montreal pitcher Dennis Martinez, pending his approval, The Associated Press learned Wednesday night. Expos General Manager Dan Duquette announced Wednesday that a deal has agreed upon, but did not identify which team Martinez might join. Martinez was to give his decision at 2 p.m. EDT Thursday. A source close to the negotiations, however, said the Expos had...

Barry Bonds hit his 15th home run, tying him for the major-league lead, but left the game with a hamstring injury in the ninth in Denver. Inside Pitch: Brian Hunter's infield single in the eighth won it for Colorado.

July 30 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co agreed on Tuesday to pay $410 million to settle allegations of power market manipulation in California and the Midwest, the latest in a series of high-profile investigations by U.S. federal energy regulators. The settlement, announced by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), will allow JPMorgan Chief Executive Jamie Dimon to close the books on one of several costly run-ins with regulators over the past year....

The terms common sense and baseball economics seldom are used in the same sentence. Nevertheless, consider this common sense question: If you are good enough to turn down a guaranteed $9 million, aren't you good enough to get off the bench? The Atlanta Braves have taken a 2-0 lead in the National League Championship Series without bothering to use Jose Hernandez, the shortstop who left Chicago dazed and confused 2 1/2 months ago. Bobby Cox's attention shifted when Walt Weiss made the...

Resurgent Joe Magrane outpitched run-starved Greg Maddux-whose error opened the door for St. Louis-and the Cardinals beat Atlanta for their third straight victory. Magrane (8-7) allowed five hits in seven innings to win for the sixth time in seven decisions. Lee Smith got the final four outs for his major-league-leading 30th save. Maddux (7-8) allowed 10 hits, with one walk and six strikeouts in his fourth complete game, but lost his third straight decision. The Braves have scored a total of nine runs...

By Phil Rogers. and Phil Rogers covers the White Sox and the American League for the Tribune | September 28, 1997

One team still was thinking about the World Series. The other could have had October tee times booked for a month. Yet there were the Detroit Tigers, taking three of four games from the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards. The Tigers poured out of the dugout when Jeffrey Hammonds' wild throw allowed them to win the final game of the series. "It was an amazing thing to see," one American League scout said. "You would have thought the Tigers were closing in on...

It was pretty funny. Jimy Williams, the third-base coach of the Atlanta Braves, was hitting popups to the infield in a Friday night workout arranged specifically for that purpose in the Metrodome. An Atlanta infielder or catcher would call for the ball, circle, spin, then lunge. Sometimes he would catch it. As often, he wouldn`t. It was the roof. The color is off-white. It is the color of a parachute that has been washed too often. The color of the interior of sourdough bread.

Sighted in the Georgia Dome last Monday night were Fred McGriff, Terry Pendleton, Deion Sanders and Brian Hunter. The crowd of 65,477 got into the lopsided game by offering their fabled tomahawk chop along with the eerie chant to match. Yes, these Atlanta Braves were about to. . . . Sorry. Wrong team. But who could blame the fans for wishing? There is a baseball pennant to be won down the road at Fulton County Stadium, but in the Georgia Dome, where the Atlanta Falcons reside, doom,...

The last man to interview young Brian Hunter on Monday night was Terry Pendleton. Hunter had delivered Atlanta's game-winning single, but Pendleton didn`t want to talk about that. Pendleton wanted to know why the rookie missed a pitch in a hit-and-run situation. Lonnie Smith was caught stealing because of Hunter's mistake. "He missed a 2-and-0 fastball," Pendleton said. "He should have cut down his swing." That's what Pendleton brings to the Braves, as much as his Gold...

The Atlanta Braves, trying to strengthen their staff for the stretch run, have worked out a trade for Montreal pitcher Dennis Martinez, pending his approval, The Associated Press learned Wednesday night. Expos General Manager Dan Duquette announced Wednesday that a deal has agreed upon, but did not identify which team Martinez might join. Martinez was to give his decision at 2 p.m. EDT Thursday. A source close to the negotiations, however, said the Expos had...

Resurgent Joe Magrane outpitched run-starved Greg Maddux-whose error opened the door for St. Louis-and the Cardinals beat Atlanta for their third straight victory. Magrane (8-7) allowed five hits in seven innings to win for the sixth time in seven decisions. Lee Smith got the final four outs for his major-league-leading 30th save. Maddux (7-8) allowed 10 hits, with one walk and six strikeouts in his fourth complete game, but lost his third straight decision. The Braves have scored a total of nine runs...